France gives Ukraine Crotale systems to counteract Russian missile strikes

LTC Eugene Chu
..."France will also participate in the work of the hub for maintenance of military equipment for Ukraine in Slovakia. PzH 2000 howitzers, Caesar self-propelled artillery systems, Gepard tanks and Dingo armored vehicles are to be serviced there.

In addition, the French Parliament voted for a support fund for Ukraine worth EUR 200 million. Paris also promised to contribute to the training of the Ukrainian military.

"Our task — to begin with — is to train 2,000 people out of 15,000 proposed by the EU,” Lecornu said.

“400 Ukrainian soldiers have already been trained, in particular, on the equipment we supply.”...